[Asterisk-Users] Full-Duplex on Voice Modem

[Michiel Betel]

Comparing prices of new products which (should) include support from their
respective companies, to prices for 2nd hand, non-guaranteed products sounds
like comparing apples to pears.. For a private project using 2nd hand stuff
might be fine, but when using * for more serious purposes I for one whould
like my hardware to be supported...

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ron Gage
Sent: maandag 10 maart 2003 14:54
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Full-Duplex on Voice Modem


Matt:

On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 00:11, Mathew Frank wrote:
> 
> Fully duplex audio (AT VTR mode) is available on PCI hardware modems. 
> Specifically the Banska/Netcomm  iNTRA released in 1999 (for which drivers
> are part of standard 2.4 kernel)   This comes in a 2, 4 and 8 port version
> on PCI and comes with an onboard processor.   It is capable of running up
to
> 8 cards in a single machine - giving 64 ports in total.
> 
> It was designed in part for use in IVR systems.

I just looked (via google).  This card seems to be an Australian only type
of product.  Can you think of any dealers in the States that carry this
card?

According the the Universal Currency Convertor (www.xe.com/ucc), $1.00 AUD
== $0.615 USD.  Using this, the 2 channel card (at $395 AUD) can be had for
$243 USD - not counting shipping, taxes and tarriffs.  This seems a touch
high for the US markets.  For another $240, I can get an actual T1 card
(from Digium none the less) and actually drive a channel bank (found some
used ones on EBAY for under $100).

At $1400 AUD ($861 USD) for their 8 port version, there is no way to justify
the cost logically.

Neat product, but just too damn costly.

-- 
Ron Gage - Saginaw, Michigan
I am looking for work - resume at http://www.rongage.org/resume.doc
Electrical Engineering, Linux Programming, Networking

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